Auburn, NY --Members of the Auburn High School football team, firefighters, police officers were among the 180 people who volunteered to shave their heads Sunday in a fundraiser for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.

The event at the Knights of Columbus had raised $61,535 with more donations coming in, Brian Scanlan, an Auburn firefighter and organizer told the crowd.

Eight barbers did the honors, with Mayor Michael Quill among the first to have his head shaved.

St. Baldrick's raises money to benefit childhood cancer research. Since 2000, more than $146 million has been raised. The organization has raised $27 million so far in 2012.

Auburn St. Baldrick's Foundation eventAuburn High School student Shaun Porter, Auburn Mayor Michael Quill and Andy Collier, a social studies teacher at Tyburn Academy are among the first of 180 people to have their heads shaved to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.